Temperatures warmer in 2007

According to a report in La Prensa Grafica, 2007 was warmer than usual. The average temperature was 0.2 degrees Celsius warmer than average. This is the fourth year in a row in which temperatures have been higher than average in the country. The scientists note, however, there is not enough data to establish a trend or whether this is part of patterns of global climate change.

The highest temperature in 2007 was 43°C on March 21 and the coldest was 4°C on January 17.

LPG also quotes scientists at the environment ministry who worry that increasing temperatures can adversely affect food production with the possibility of increased droughts and unstable weather.

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